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Let Us Pray.....
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Celtic Blessings- Morning Prayer
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I believe, O God of all gods,
That Thou art the eternal Father of life
I believe, O God of all gods,
That Thou art the eternal Father of love
I believe O Lord and god of the peoples
That Thou art the creator of the High heavens,
That Thou art the creator of the skies above
That Thou art the creator of the oceans below
I believe, O Lord and God of the peoples
That Thou art He who created my soul and set its warp
Who created my body from dust and from ashes
Who gave to my body breath and to my soul its possession
Father, bless to me my body
Father, bless to me my soul
Father, bless to me my life,
Father, bless to me my belief
Encompassing Prayer
My Christ!my shield,my encircler
Each day, each night, each light each dark
My Christ my Christ!My shield my encircler
Each day each night each light each dark
Be near me,uphold me, my treasure my triumph
In my lying in my standing in my watching in my sleeping
Jesus son of David!my strength everlasting
Jesus,Son of Mary!my helper, my encircler
Jesus,Son of David! my strength everlasting.
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A Prayer for Light
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Lord grant me, I pray the in the name of Jesus
Christ the Son my God that love which knows no fall so that
my lamp may feel the kindling touch and know no quenching,may
burn for me and for others may give light.
Do thou,Christ deign to kindle our lamps our
Savior most sweet to us that they may shine
continually in thy temple and receive perpetual light from
the light perpetual so that our darkness may be driven from us
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Blessing of the Kindling
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I will kindle my fire this morning
In the presence of the holy angels of heaven
In the presence of Ariel of the loveliest form
In the presence of Uriel of the myriad charms
Without malice without jealousy without envy
Without fear without terror of anyone under the sun
But the Holy Son of God to shield me
Without malice without jealousy without envy
Without fear, without terror of anyone under the sun
But the Holy Son of God to shield me
God kindle Thou in my heart within
A flame of love to my neighbor
To my foe to my friend to my kindred all
To the brave to the knave to the thrall
O Son of the loveliest Mary
From the lowliest thing that livethTo the Name that is highest
of all
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Christ's Cross
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Christ's Cross over this face, and thus over my ear.Christ's
cross over this eye. Christ's cross over this nose.
Christ's cross to accompany me before. Christ's cross to accompany
me behind me. Christ's cross to meet every difficulty both on
hollow and hill
Christ's cross eastwards facing me. Christ's cross back towards
the sunset. In the north, in the south, increasingly may Christ's
cross straightaway be.
Christ's cross up to broad Heaven.Christs cross down to earth.
Let no evil or hurt come to my body or my soul.
Christ's cross over me as I sit. Christs cross over me as I
lie. Christ's cross be all my strength until we reach the King
of Heaven.
From the top of my head to the nail of my foot.
O Christ, against every danger I trust in the protection of
the cross.
Till the day of my death, going into this clay,I
shall draw without-Christ's cross over this face.
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Hermit Prayer
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O Son of the living God, old eternal King, I desire
a hidden hut in the wilderness that it may be my home.
A narrow little blue stream beside it and a clear pool for
the washing away of sin through the grace of the Holy Ghost.
A lovely wood close about it on every side to nurse birds with
all sorts of voices and to hide them with its shelter.
Looking south for heat and a stream through its land and good
fertile soil suitable for all plants
A beautiful draped church, a home for God from Heaven and bright
lights above the clean white Gospels.
Enough of clothing and food from the king of fair fame and
to be sitting for a while and praying to God in every place.
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Peace
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The peace of God the peace of men
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The peace of Columba kindly
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Mary mild the loving
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Christ king of tenderness
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The peace of Christ king of tenderness
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Be upon each window, upon each door
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Upon each hole that lets in light
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Upon the four corners of my house
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Upon the four corners of my bed
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Upon the four corners of my bed
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Upon each thing my eye takes in
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Upon each thing my mouth takes in
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Upon my body that is of earth,
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And upon my soul that came from on high
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Upon my body that is of earth
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And upon my soul that came from on high
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The Heavenly Banquet (Saint Brigid)
I would like to have the men of Heaven
In my own house
With vats of good cheer
Laid out for them
I would like to have the three Marys
Their fame is so great
I would like people
From every corner of Heaven
I would like them to be cheerful
In their drinking
I would like to have Jesus too
Here Amongst them
I would like a great lake of beer
For the King of Kings
I would like to be watching Heaven's family
Drinking it through all eternity.
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The Blessing of the Trinity
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In the name of Father
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In the name of Son
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In the name of Spirit
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Three in One
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Father cherish me
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Son cherish me
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Spirit cherish me
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Three all-kindly
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God make me holy
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Christ make me holy
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Spirit make me holy
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Three all-holy
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Three aid my hope
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Three aid my love
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Three aid mine eye
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And my knee from Stumbling
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My knee from Stumbling
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Prayer for protection
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Be the eye of God dwelling with you
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The foot of Christ in guidance with you
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The shower of the Spirit pouring on you
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Richly and generously
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Saint Patrick's Breastplate
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The prayer used by St. Patrick to protect his followers from
the King-He prayed and the whole group changed into deer and ran
past the warriors to the hall of the king where he successfully
did a battle of words with the Druids.
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I bind me to-day
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Gods might to direct me
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Gods Power to protect me
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Gods wisdom for learning
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Gods eye for discerning
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Gods ear for my hearing
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Gods Word for my clearing
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Gods hand for my cover
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Gods path to pass over
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Gods buckler to guard me
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Gods army to ward me
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Against snares of the devil
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Against vices temptation
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Against wrong inclination
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Against men who plot evil
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Near or afar with many or few
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Christ near
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Christ here
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Christ be with me
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Christ beneath me
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Christ within me
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Christ behind me
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Christ be o er me
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Christ Before me
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Christ in the left and the right
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Christ hither and thither
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Christ in the sight
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Of each eye that shall seek me
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In each ear that shall hear
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In each mouth that shall speak me
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Christ not the less
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In each heart I address
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I bind me to-day on the Triune I call
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With faith in the Trinity-unity
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God over all.
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(trans. Sigerson)
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